Bengali and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Indonesia
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
India
  
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Malay language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Bengali and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Bengali and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Bengali and Indonesian Regulators
Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Bengali and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Bengali and Indonesian Language History.
Bengali and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Bengali and Indonesian continents in which Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Indonesian. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Bengali and Indonesian languages:
Bengali Interesting Facts:
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.